Day 35 Redux

Blog Day 35 Re Dux

What day is it

OK so before any of you start I know its only day 34 and my blog has been labelled day 35 for 2 days but I have no idea how long we have been out here. Plus I really like 3 part trilogies so you will just have to bear with me for a while.

Well today saw us tucked up safely in Stromness in the Orkneys after having to wind the Anchor in by hand due to a small issue with the windless system. In true Turntostarboardy style we proved that team work really does make the dream work taking turns winging in 40 meters of anchor chain by hand. After a night of rest and knowing we had a day on the island people went their separate ways to explore the island. Some of the guys for Quivera and September made a 17 mile(each way) trip to one of the islands distillery’s. I am sure there is a separate challenge in there somewhere but i am not privy to the detail of the trip.

A group of 4 of us took a bus ride over to the far side of the islands to look at a few WW2 landmarks. Firstly, we had a look around a church that had been created by Italian prisoners of war in an old Nissan hut. They had used bean tins and boxes to create a fitting place of worship. (if that’s your thing). Then a short walk took us to Churchill’s barriers. These are massive blocks of concreate dropped between the islands with roads on them connecting the islands. The true reason was to stop the German navy sailing a u boat into the bay and sinking our northern fleets. The day brought everyone some much deserved rest and a chance to explore a place many of us will never return to. We all came together at the end of the day for a big “Turn to starboard” family meal. This is one of my favourite parts to the day. We all sit down and eat together banter flows and discussions about the strangest things flow. A recent discussion was about really rubbish super hero powers and what would be the most useless. Examples we had were.

1.       The ability to fly but only 1mm above the ground and only at the same speed you can walk

2.       The power to be invisible but only when nobody is looking at you

3.       The ability to read people’s minds but only outload

4.       The ability to make cans of coke go flat.

If you can think of any, please share them with us and we can add them to our useless justice league. Maybe we can design some outfits for them out of stuff on the boat who knows I’m just waxing lyrical now really

 After we have all finished eating Shaun will brief/debrief on the day and everyone gets a chance to speak. Passing any information or comments on. It allows people to get issues off their chest but more often than not there is praise in the mix.

We are pretty much caught up with the schedule now and leave for the buzzing metropolis of Ullapool in the morning.